Synonyms of writers

writers

noun

plural of writer

as in authors

a person who creates a written work

a writer who is still trying to get published

Synonyms & Similar Words

• authors
• novelists
• biographers
• poets
• storytellers
• litterateurs
• men of letters
• pens
• women of letters
• screenwriters
• penmen
• scriveners
• bloggers
• playwrights
• wordsmiths
• scribes
• dramatists
• stylists
• columnists
• reporters
• journalists
• scribblers
• ghostwriters
• cowriters
• essayists
• autobiographers
• memoirists
• coauthors
• fictionists
• fictioneers
• scriptwriters
• hagiographers
• auteurs
• belletrists
• memorialists
• fabulists
• pamphleteers
• scenarists
• hacks
• sportswriters
• newspapermen
• romancers
• satirists
• bards
• versifiers
• rhymers
• hatchet men
• wordmongers
• coscenarists
• paragraphers
• prosaists
• prosers
• prosateurs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonauthors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of writers

That means three dozen or so members of the culinary team — from photographers and writers to chefs — are required to eat on the job every day. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Who are the writers who influence and / or inspire this aspect of your own work? — Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Over 200 Substack writers wrote an open letter opposing the company’s hands-off approach to content moderation, and several high-profile writers and publications migrated to competitors. — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

The Season 2 premiere illustrates the trust the writers’ have in their entire acting company. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026

Sign up for The Gilded Age Club, a subscriber-exclusive newsletter where writers and editors obsess over season four. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

In more recent years, the go-to option for an aspiring writer has been starting a newsletter of her own, often on Substack, a digital platform that launched in 2017 to allow writers to charge money for their writing. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Other stats thrown out include working with more than 80 Korean production companies, filming taking place in more than 100 towns and cities, and a third of its originals being led by first-time writers and/or directors. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026

Information for this article was contributed by staff writers of The Associated Press and Constant Méheut of The New York Times. — Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026